Second Battle of Fredericksburg

Second Battle of Fredericksburg
(Second Battle of Marye's Heights)
Part of the American Civil War

Pontoon bridges erected for Sedgwick's corps to cross upon,
Alfred R. Waud, artist
DateMay 3, 1863 (1863-05-03)
Location
Result Union victory
Belligerents
United States United States (Union) Confederate States of America CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
John Sedgwick Jubal Early
Units involved
Army of the Potomac Army of Northern Virginia
Strength
27,100[1] 12,000[2]
Casualties and losses
1,100[3] 700[4]
2,000

The Second Battle of Fredericksburg, also known as the Second Battle of Marye's Heights, took place on May 3, 1863, in Fredericksburg, Virginia, as part of the Chancellorsville Campaign of the American Civil War.

  1. ^ Sears, p. 309.
  2. ^ Furgurson, p. 261.
  3. ^ Sears, p. 357.
  4. ^ Davis, p. 37.